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Granville Island Water Taxi Services

Granville Island Water Taxi Services

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Granville Island Water Taxi Services was a privately owned and operated water taxi service in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada,[1] which was replaced by English Bay Launch in the Fall of 2009.[2][3] It was one of three water taxi services connecting Bowen Island to Vancouver[4] with regularly scheduled service.[5][6][7] It also offered on demand charter services around the greater Vancouver area.

It operated enclosed vessels that could transport up to twelve passengers.[1][8] Passengers were allowed to bring bicycles on board.[4]

Stops

Regularly scheduled routes operated between stops at the following locations:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bowen Island gets two commuter ferry services" Archived November 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, North Shore News, November 5, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Water Taxi - Granville Island to Bowen Island Commuter". EnglishBayLaunch.ca. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "New owners refloat Granville Island water taxi service", Bowen Island Undercurrent, October 29, 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Bowen Island Transportation & Maps", Tourism British Columbia website, Accessed September 17, 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Getting Here", Bowen Island Tourism Website, Accessed September 14, 2009.
  6. [6]
    "No berth at TransLink for Bowen ferry" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, North Shore News, December 17, 2008.
  7. [7]
    "Bowen Island Community Literacy Plan", Accessed September 17, 2009.
  8. [8]
    "New ferry sets sail" Archived November 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Vancouver Province, October 30, 2008.
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